Glenview Opinion
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For too long, our elected officials have “played politics”Dec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - For too long, our elected officials have “played politics” with the things that make our nation great – and nowhere are the negative effects of partisan politics more ev...
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Gun control doesn't workDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - I've been reading the articles about the trail of guns used to kill police officers. The article put the blame on the guns and the selling of guns. A firearm is an inani...
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Keeping God in the news mediaDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Since 1974, the year we moved to Arlington Heights with our two young children, whenever I read the aim of the Daily Herald on its Opinion page, I have asked myself: “Is...
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Rich have only gotten richerDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Fox News tells us they are “fair and balanced,” but I am amazed at the people who believe this applies to the opinion shows on their network. Even the network leaders ac...
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Casinos have taken all the fun awayDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As someone who used to go weekly with friends, I now go once a month or less. They have set the machines so tight that you no longer have fun. I go with the thought that...
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No sense in 'don't ask, don't tell'Dec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm not sure I understand the reasoning behind the policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Do people normally ask? I personally don't ask every person I meet, and maybe this is ...
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Airline security would dismay OrwellDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - There is a growing backlash about the recent airport scanning measures put in place just before the peak flying period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. It is no...
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Douse agency chief who feels burnedDec 03, 2010 12:00 am - Raise your hand if you've lost a job in the last three years. Raise your hand if you've kept your job but took a pay cut, pay freeze or some furlough days in the past th...
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Tax cut backers can't have it both waysDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - How do those people who want “all” the Bush tax cuts to continue expect to pay for the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and also aid returning the veterans who will nee...
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Anti-smoking laws should apply to allDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The politically connected elites of Illinois want to have the smoking ban repealed for their “businesses” and for them only. That is what the Illinois House is consideri...